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ah yes, my favourite foreign language feel, “I know what all of those words mean individually but not together like that”
not to forget its twin “i know (roughly) what you’re saying, but what are those words?”
Plus the secret triplet “I managed to get your drift but I don’t know how to answer you”.
Some internet slang/other assorted slang and colloquialisms
저격글 a post made to call out/drag another person or group of people, sometimes vaguely, sometimes with names/photos/screenshots as proof.
아무말대잔치 the act of saying anything that comes to mind, without thinking about what to say ahead of time.
쓰니 OP(original poster), short for 글쓴이
핑프 a person who asks other people for information that they could have easily googled/looked up themselves. short for ‘finger princess’
관종 attention whore/attention seeker. short for 관심종자. are said to have 관심병
어그로 internet troll, comes from ‘aggravator’
선톡 texting someone first (technically, kakao’ing someone first)
읽씹다 reading someone’s message and not replying
오지랖(-이 넓다, -을 부리다) to be judgy and/or nosy in regard’s to other people’s personal lives
사바사 to express that something is different based on the person, short for ‘사람 바이 사람’
케바케 to express that something is different based on the case, short for ‘케이스 바이 케이스’
썩소 an awkward or bitter smile, short for 썩은 미소
가성비가 좋다 good value (something that is good quality considering its price)
혜자(푸드) slang for something that is good value for its price, often used to describe food but not necessarily. comes from the name of a 도시락 brand that people consider to be good value for its price.
창렬(푸드) slang for something that is bad value for its price. comes from the name of a convenience store brand that has low amount/quality for its price.
호구 pushover
구박하다 to mistreat/give someone a hard time
덤벼 ‘bring it on,’ ‘come at me’
철벽녀 a girl avoids starting a romantic relationship, either because she is blind to other people flirting with her, is afraid of men in general, is afraid of intimacy in general, or has no interest in a relationship. male equivalent is 철벽남
엄친아/엄친딸 the son/daughter of a mother’s acquaintance or friend who she constantly compares to her own child, since the son/daughter in question is much more successful/respectful/better than her own child. (”why can’t you be more like ~~,” “~~ doesn’t treat their mother like that,” etc) short for 엄마 친구의 아들/딸
노처녀 (올드미스) an older woman who has never had a relationship.
골드미스 an older woman who has never had a relationship (or isn’t married) by choice
찝적대다 to come on to somebody
충격요법 shock treatment, saying/doing something shocking in order to gain sympathy or another intended effect
대시하다(대쉬하다) to take initiative and go after someone/confess your feelings to someone/ask someone out. comes from the english word ‘dash’
튕기다 to play hard to get
진국 a person who is genuine and down-to-earth
됨됨이를 알다 to know someone’s true personality/true colors
깐족이(깐쭉이) a person who enjoys annoying/teasing others
개구쟁이 a person who enjoys pulling pranks on others and being mischievous
도끼병 the state of delusionally believing that other people are attracted to you without any evidence. similar to but more specific than 공주병/왕자병
Tunisian Arabic Dialect: Colors
As you can see, all the colors are the same in MSA except for black ( أسود in MSA). Enjoy looking at some Tunisian doors while learning the colors!
Colour → Loun لون
light →Feta7 فاتح
dark →Ghama9 غامق
der Erdkern – earth’s core
die Erdkruste – earth’s crust
die Erdoberfläche – earth’s surface
die Erdatmosphäre – earth’s atmosphere
die Ozonschicht – ozone layer
das Ozonloch/ -löcher - ozone hole
der Äquator – equator
die Hemisphäre/ -n – hemisphere
die Kontinentalplatte/ -n – continental plate
der Pol/ -e – pole
die Arktis – arctic
die Antarktis – antarctic
der Gletscher – glacier
der Ozean/ -e – ocean
die Gezeiten – tides
die Flut – flood
die Küste/ -n – coast
das Gebirge – mountains
die Wüste/ -n – desert
die Umwelt – environment
die Umwelt schützen – to protect the environment
der Umweltschütz – the protection of the environment
umweltfreundlich – environmentally friendly
die Umwelt schonen – to spare the environment
umweltschonend – the environmental saving
die Umwelt zerstören – to burden the environment
die Umweltzerstörung – the environmental destruction
die Umwelt belasten – to destroy the environment
die Umweltbelastung – the environmental destruction
der Umwelt schaden – to damage the environment
umweltschädlich – environmentally harmful
etw. verschmutzen – to pollute sth.
die Verschmutzung – pollution
die Umweltverschutzung – environmental protection
verseuchen – contaminate
die Verseuchung – contamination
kontaminieren – to contaminate
die Kontamination – contamination
vergiften – to poison
die Vergiftung – poisoning
das Gift/ -e – poison
giftig – toxic
der saure Regen – acid rain
filtern – to filter
der Filter – filter
der Abfall/ -fälle – waste
Abfall entsorgen – to dispose waste
die Entsorgung von Abfall – the disposal of waste
die Klimazone/ -n – climate zone
tropisch – tropical
die Tropen – tropics
gemäßigt –temperate
polar – polar
feucht – damp
die Feuchtigkeit – humidity
trocken – to dry
die Trockenheit – dryness
der Niederschlag/ -schläge – the precipitation
hageln – hail
der Hagel – hail
der Frost – frost
sich abkühlen – to cool down
die Abkühlung – cooling
die Hitze – heat
sich erwärmen – to warm oneself up
die Erderwärmung – global warming
der Klimawandel – climate change
der Treibhauseffekt – greenhouse effect
das Treibhausgas/ -e – greenhouse gas
das Kohlendioxid – carbone dioxid
die CO2 – Konzentration – the CO2 concetration
etw. ausstoßen – to expel sth.
der Ausstoß – output
klimaschädlich – climate damaging
klimafreundlich – climate-friendly
klimaschonend – climate-friendly
der Sauerstoff – oxygen
etw. umwandeln in + A – to convert sth. to + A
die Umwandlung – the transformation
der Regenwald/ -wälder – rainforest
Wald abholzen – deforestation
die Abholzung – cutting down the trees
roden – to clear
die Rodung – clearing
Bäume fällen – felling trees
das Fällen von Bäumen – the felling of the trees
Bäume pflanzen – plant trees
das Pflanzen von Bäumen – the planting of trees
schmelzen – to melt
der Meeresspiegel – sea level
sich ereignen – to occur
das Ereignis/ -se – event
das Unwetter – storm
das Gewitter – storm
etw. überschwemmen – to flood sth.
die Überschwemmung/ -en – flood
etw. überfluten – to flood
die Überflutung – flooding
die Flut/ -en – flood
die Dürre/ -n – drought
die Erde bebt – the earth is shaking
das Erdbeben – earthquake
der Tsunami/ -s – tsunami
der Vulkan/ -e – volcano
ausbrechen – to break out
der Ausbruch/ -brüche – break-outs
die Asche – ash
die Lawine/ -n – avalanche
etw. voraussagen – to predict
etw. vorgersagen – to suggest
die Voraussage/ -n – prediction
etw. prognostizieren – to forecast
die Prognose/ -n – forecast
warnen vor + D – warn about
die Warnung/ -en – warning
die Maßnahme/ -n – measure
Maßnahmen ergreifen – take necessary measures
jdn. evakuieren – to evacuate
die Evakuierung – evacuation
es mangelt jdm. an + D – sb. is lacking sth.
der Wassermangel – the lack of water
knapp sein – to be short
die Wasserknappheit – the water shortage
der Wasserbedarf – the water requirement
Wasser verbrauchen – to consume water
der Wasser verbrauch – the water consumption
Wasser verschwenden – to waste water
die Wasserverschwendung – the waste of water
Wasser sparen – to save water
das Sparen von Wasser – the saving of water
kostbar – precious
das Gewässer – waters
verdunsten – evaporate
die Verdunstung – evaporation
das Grundwasser – groundwater
der Grundwasserspiegel sinkt – groundwater level drops
der Grundwasserspiegel steigt – groundwater level is rising
der Wasservorrat, -vorräte – the water supply
einen Vorrat anlegen – to create a stock
die Pumpe/ -n – pumps
die Quelle/ -n – source
der Brunnen – fountain
versiegen – dry up
erschöpft sein – to be exhausted
die Erschöpfung – exhaustation
der Staudamm/ -dämme – dam
die Wasserleitung/ -en – water pipe
jdn. mit Wasser versorgen – to supply with water
die Wasserversorgung – the water supply
das Trinkwasser – the drinking water
das Süßwasser – freshwater
das Salzwasser – saltwater
Meerwasser entsalzen – desalinate seawater
die Entsalzung von Meerwasser – desalination of seawater
das Abwasser – sewage
Wasser aufbereiten/ klären – to prepare water
die Kläranlage/ -n – treatment plant
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Hungarian slang #2: party
(side note: Hungarian doesn’t have gendered pronouns like he/she/they/etc., but I used she/her pronouns in the English translations)
buli - party bulizni - to party elmenni bulizni - to go party; to go out to party parti - party
- Milyen a buli? - “How’s the party going?” - Nem szeretek bulizni. - “I don’t like to party.” - Mikor megyünk bulizni? - “When are we going to go party?”
inni - in this context: to drink alcohol elmenni inni - to go get drunk bebaszni (cuss word) - to get drunk; non-slang & non-cuss-word version: lerészegedni or berúgni bebaszombat (cuss word) - bebaszom + szombat; the act of getting drunk on Saturday (noun) TH - “téhá” - taktikai hányás - tactical vomiting - the act of vomiting (if you feel nauseous) to be able to drink even more* * I am not sure if this is a universal expression or a local one okádni - to vomit, very vulgar expression; non-slang version: hányni rókázni - to vomit; literally: to fox; non-slang version: hányni
- Iszunk? - “Do we drink?” - Menjünk inni! - “Let’s go and get drunk!” - Most pénteken úgy be fogok baszni….! - “I’m gonna get soooo drunk this Friday….!”
- Bebaszombat lesz? - “Is there going to be a drunken Saturday? - Nem lesz gond, majd téházom. - “There’s not going to be a problem, I’m just gonna vomit.”
- Szerinted ki szeret okádni? - “Do you think someone actually likes to vomit?” - Ha nem ittál volna annyit, nem rókáztad volna le az új cipőmet! - “If you hadn’t drank so much, you wouldn’t have thrown up on my shoes!”
sör - beer bor - wine pálinka - spirit valamit inni - to drink something
Sörre bor, bármikor, borra sör, meggyötör! - a warning about drinking certain types of alcohol that rhymes so you can remember it translation: “You can drink wine after beer anytime, but if you drink beer after wine it will torture you!”
cigizni - to smoke bagózni - to smoke (rarer than cigizni) fű - here: weed füvezni - to smoke weed betépni - to get high
- Ha nem találod, akkor kinn cigizik. - “If you don’t find her, she’s out smoking.” - Nem szeretek bagózni. - “I don’t like to smoke.” - Ezek a hülyék füveztek az iskolában! - “These idiots smoked weed in school!” - Az a lány úgy néz ki, mint aki betépett. - “That girl looks like she’s high.”
valaki teljesen kész - someone is wasted - Láttad a Timit? A csaj már teljesen kész - a földön fekszik és már öt perce csak vihog. - “Have you seen Timi? Girl is totally wasted - she’s lying on the floor and has been laughing for the last five minutes.”
There are also a lot of songs with this theme, but I only included one here:
Pálinka Dal (lyrics onscreen)
The song is about pálinka, spirit (the alcohol). Basically, the song is about worshipping the drink, the lyrics include lines like “Pálinka, my love, please be mine” “Without you, I’ll die” “Only put pálinka in my infusion”
“Difficult German Prepositions”
I can’t think of a more succint title. Anyway, all of these prepositions are taken from the book Duden - Korrektes Deutsch in which they clarify what case is to be used with certain ‘difficult’ prepositions.
Entsprechend: entsprechend meines Alters oder meinem Alter?
Entsprechend can be used as a participle (where it also follows the noun) or as a preposition. In both these cases, entsprechend is used with the dative, not genitive.
Ex: entsprechend meinem Alter (not: meines Alters) – meinem Alter entsprechend. Ex: entsprechend meinem Plan (not: meines Plans) – meinem Plan entsprechend.
Laut: laut unseres Schreibens oder unserem Schreiben?
Laut takes the genitive, and also frequently the dative. Therefore both of these are correct.
Ex: laut unseres Schreibens oder: laut unserem Schreiben.
However, should the noun directly follow laut (no adjective or determiner) then the genitive -s is ignored: laut Vertrag, laut Beschluss. In the plural the dative is used, because dative plural has its own declension ending unlike the genitive: laut Briefen - this, once again, only applies if nothing precedes the noun.
Gemäß: gemäß der Vorschriften oder den Vorschriften?
Gemäß requires the dative, not the genitive, and can be either pre- or postposition.
Ex: den Vorschriften gemäß – gemäß den Vorschriften. Ex: Ihrem Wunsch gemäß – gemäß Ihrem Wunsch.
Anhand: anhand meiner Unterlagen oder meinen Unterlagen?
Anhand goes with the genitive.
Ex: anhand eines Beispiels. Ex: anhand meiner Unterlagen.
In the plural, you can also use anhand von + dative instead of genitive.
Ex: anhand von Erklärungen.
Mangels: mangels eines Beweises oder einem Beweis?
Mangels generally takes the genitive.
Ex: mangels [eines] Beweises (nicht: mangels einem Beweis) Ex: mangels der notwendigen Geldmittel (nicht: mangels den notwendigen Geldmitteln).
However, like laut, if a noun directly follows mangels then the genitive -s is ignored: mangels Geld. In the plural the dative is used, because dative plural has its own declension ending unlike the genitive: laut Beweisen.
Wegen: wegen des schlechten Wetters oder dem schlechten Wetter?
Wegen generally takes the genitive in the standard language.
Ex: wegen des schlechten Wetters. Ex: meines Kindes wegen.
Duden still classes wegen with the dative as being colloquial and regional, though concedes it is frequent: Wegen dem Hund fuhr sie nicht in Urlaub. However, it is acceptable to use wegen + dative if the genitive form would be unrecognisable: wegen Geschäften verreist sein. This is also acceptable if one wants to avoid two genitive substantives in a row:
Ex: wegen meines Bruders neuem Ball (statt: wegen meines Brudens neuen Balls).
And as with laut & mangels, should a noun directly follow wegen then the genitive ending is left off: wegen Umbau (statt: wegen Umbaus).
I should add this is a guide for the more formal side of German language, seeing as Duden is being prescriptivist here. Many Germans have absolutely no qualms e.g. using wegen with the dative, and neither should you.
wow, it’s been a while and i’m back with my korean notes again! it’s the last three chapters of the first korean textbook and next week let’s start with the second one 👋🏻 . p.s: i’m not even ready to face the second book 🙂
Why sometimes i see some Koreans talk and write in this way ㅂㅁㅇㅈㄷ?
So like most languages, there’s slang when people text each other. I’ve never just heard a Korean go “ ㅂㅁㅇㅈㄷ (just as an example, not actually slang)” in a conversation before, but often my Korean friends/tutors will send me abbreviations. It’s a lot like “lol” or “fr” in English.
List of some Korean Texting Abbreviations:ㅇㅇ (응) yes - informalㅇㅋ (오케이) ok / kㅇㄷ (어디) whereㄱㅊ (괜찮아) It’s ok ㄴㄴ (노노) Noㄱㅅ (감사) ‘thank you’ㅊㅋ (축하해) Congratulationsㅎㅎ / ㅋㅋ (하하하) laughingㅗ - f*ck you*ㅅㄹㅎ (사랑해) i love youㄷㅊ (닥쳐) shut up*
*extremely rude
You can abbreviate almost any word in Korean if given context. But don’t get too crazy, haha. Otherwise, they might not understand if you say, ㅈㄴ ㅎㅈㅇㄴㄷ - 저는 희주입니다.
~ SK101
Korean Slang/Common Expressions:
This is a list of all the slang that I know and have used when speaking Korean. But this isn’t a full list of all slang in Korean. There are tons that I don’t know, but I will guarantee, that if you use these to a Korean person, they will most likely be surprised that a foreigner knows Korean slang. Without further adieu, let’s go!
Food: ♡ 일차 - first round ♡ 이차 - second round ♡ 삼차 - third round ♡ 맛점 - delicious lunch ♡ 아점 - brunch (아침 + 점심) ♡ 맥날 - mcdonalds ♡ 스벅 - starbucks ♡ 먹방 - mukbang (aka eating show)
People: ♡ 남사친 - friend who’s a guy (남자 + 사람 + 친구) ♡ 여사친 - friend who’s a girl ♡ 남친 - boyfriend (남자친구) ♡ 여친 - girlfriend ♡ 붕아빵 - two people who look alike (kind of like doppelgänger) ♡ 변태 - pervert (usually used for older men) ♡ 몸짱 - great body (direc. body best) ♡ 얼짱 - great face (direc. face best) ♡ 금사빠 - someone who falls easily ♡ 바람둥이 - player
Expressions: ♡ 짱! - amazing! ♡ 아싸! - yay! ♡ 헐 - oh my god… ♡ 대박 - awesome! ♡ 우와 / 와 - wow! ♡ 아! - ouch! ♡ 어머 - oh my
Feelings: ♡ 꿀잼 - really funny (재밌어요) ♡ 노잼 - not funny ♡ 웃프다 - funny but sad ♡ 근자감 - a lot of self confidence ♡ 멘붕 - mental breakdown ♡ 케미 - chemistry (for lovebirds)
Other: ♡ 낼 - tomorrow ♡ 짐 - now ♡ 담 - next ♡ 첨 - first ♡ 넘 - very ♡ 좀 - a little ♡ 울 - we ♡ 걍 - just ♡ 어케 - how ♡ 글고 - and ♡ 젤 - most, best ♡ 먄 - sorry ♡ 글쿤 - I see ♡ 알써 - I understand ♡ 몰겠어 - I don’t know
Reading resources: Mandarin
News websites (desktop/phone):
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/
http://www.ftchinese.com/
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp
http://www.infzm.com/news.shtml
http://www.renminbao.com/
tip: download the plugin ‘Pocket’ when you are browsing the website and come across a suitable Chinese article, save to pocket for later and for syncing to your phone
tip: if you have a topic you’re interested in simply search it on baike.baidu.com (a Chinese Wikipedia)
Phone app readers:
The Chairmans Bao
Du Chinese
DuShu
Decipher
Graded readers:
Selected Abridged Story readers (books range from 500-2500 words)
成语故事 cheng yu (idiom) story books
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs in Chinese - learn through studying another discipline such as history, sociology):
中国大学 has a huge range of free study courses in Chinese [probably for upper-intermediate to advanced learners as this is aimed at Chinese natives]
MOOCs by TsingHua (many available with additional English subtitles, option to turn off)
MOOCs by Pekin University
Online language courses:
Beginner level courses by MandarinX
Intermediate Chinese course by Pekin University
Intermediate Business course
Don’t forget, reading your friends wechat moments, reading articles they have shared in Chinese etc. count as reading too!
Das Holstentor from 1464, emblem of the city of Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. Fun fact: Lübeck is famous for its marzipan. According to local legend, marzipan was first made here, possibly in response either to a military siege of the city or a famine. The story is that the town ran out of all food except stored almonds and sugar, which were then used to make loaves of marzipan “bread”. Others think that marzipan was invented in Persia hundreds of years before. The best known producer is Niederegger, a popular tourist destination, especially at Christmas time, when Germans buy and eat the most marzipan. Marzipan tag.
Transitive and Intransitive Verb Pairs
a few months ago I wrote a post about transitive and intransitive verbs in Japanese grammar, but here’s a fairly comprehensive list of verb pairs in Japanese for quick reference!
format: 他動詞（たどうし）transitive verb ・ 自動詞（じどうし）intransitive verb
-asu → -eru
出す（だす）to get out ・ 出る（でる）to go out
逃す（にがす）to let escape ・ 逃げる（にげる）to escape
溶かす（とかす）to melt (something) ・ 溶ける（とける）to melt
枯らす（からす）to let wither ・ 枯れる（かれる）to wither
-yasu → -eru
増やす（ふやす）to increase (something) ・ 増える（ふえる）to increase
冷やす（ひやす）to cool (something) ・ 冷える（ひえる）to cool down
生やす（はやす）to grow (something) ・ 生える（はえる）to grow
-osu → -iru
起こす（おこす）to wake (something) ・ 起きる（おきる）to wake
降ろす（おろす）to take down, to drop off ・ 降りる（おりる）to descend, to get off
落とす（おとす）to let fall ・ 落ちる（おちる）to fall
過ごす（すごす）to spend (time) ・ 過ぎる（すぎる）to pass (time)
-asu → -u
減らす（へらす）to decrease (something) ・ 減る（へる）to decrease
沸かす（わかす）to boil (something) ・ 沸く（わく）to boil
乾かす（かわかす）to dry (something) ・ 乾く（かわく）to dry
喜ばす（よろこばす）to give delight ・ 喜ぶ（よろこぶ）to be delighted
-eru → -u
開ける（あける）to open (something) ・ 開く（あく）to be open
届ける（とどける）to deliver (something) ・ 届く（とどく）to reach
育てる（そだてる）to rear ・ 育つ（そだつ）to grow up
立てる（たてる）to stand up (something) ・ 立つ（たつ）to stand
-seru → -ru
乗せる（のせる）to let board ・ 乗る（のる）to board
寄せる（よせる）to let near ・ 寄る（よる）to approach
-su → -ru
返す（かえす）to bring back ・ 返る（かえる）to return
通す（とおす）to let through ・ 通る（とおる）to go through
回す（まわす）to turn (something) ・ 回る（まわる）to turn
直す（なおす）to repair (something) ・ 直る（なおる）to get repaired
渡す（わたす）to hand over ・ 渡る（わたる）to cross
-su → -reru
離す（はなす）to separate ・ 離れる（はなれる）to break up
外す（はずす）to release ・ 外れる（はずれる）to disengage
倒す（たおす）to throw down ・ 倒れる（たおれる）to tumble
汚す（よごす）to dirty ・ 汚れる（よごれる）to become dirty
現す（あらわす）to reveal ・ 現れる（あらわれる）to appear
壊す（こわす）to break ・ 壊れる（こわれる）to be broken
-eru → -aru
決める（きめる）to decide ・ 決まる（きまる）to be decided
閉める（しめる）to close (something) ・ 閉まる（しまる）to close
集める（あつめる）to collect ・ 集まる（あつまる）to gather
始める（はじめる）to begin (something) ・ 始まる（はじまる）to begin
見つける（みつける）to find (something) ・ 見つかる（みつかる）to be found
掛ける（かける）to hang (something) ・ 掛かる（かかる）to hang
助ける（たすける）to save (something) ・ 助かる（たすかる）to be saved
-eru → -waru
変える（かえる）to change (something) ・ 変わる（かわる）to change
加える（くわえる）to add (something) ・ 加わる（くわわる）to join
-u → -eru
焼く（やく）to burn (something) ・ 焼ける（やける）to burn
売る（うる）to sell ・ 売れる（うれる）to be sold
抜く（ぬく）to draw out ・ 抜ける（ぬける）to come out
解く（ほどく）to loosen ・ 解ける（ほどける）to come loose
見る（みる）to see ・ 見える（みえる）to be visible*
* be careful with this pair! 見える (to be visible) is not the same as 見られる (to be able to see). A mountain can either be visible (見える), or you are able to see a mountain (見られる). Keep this in mind!
various others
聞く（きく）to hear ・ 聞こえる（きこえる）to be audible
消す（けす）to delete ・ 消える（きえる）to extinguish
入れる（いれる）to put in ・ 入る（はいる）to enter
終える（おえる）to end (something) ・ 終わる（おわる）to end
example sentences for comparison
見る vs 見える ・外を見ると、雨が降ってる。そとをみる、あめがふってる。 Looking outside, it is raining. ・陸が見えてきた。りくがみえてきた。 Land came in sight.
売る vs 売れる ・本を安く売った。ほんをやすくうった。 I sold my books cheaply. ・日本車は海外でよく売れる。にほんしゃはかいがいでよくうれる。 Japanese cars sell well overseas.
回す vs 回る ・ドアの取っ手を回した。ドアのとってをまわした。 I turned the doorknob. ・葉が空中でぐるぐる回っていた。はがくうちゅうでぐるぐるまわっていた。 Leaves were swirling in the air.
If you’re still having trouble with transitive and intransitive verbs, just remember that transitive require something to act on something else, while intransitive verbs require action that is independent (the 自 in 自動詞 means “self; oneself”).
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